confiscate
verb (used with object)
to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
has been confiscating
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present perfect progressiveof confiscate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“They just appeared,” said Mohammed Nuru, director of the San Francisco Public Works, which has been confiscating the scooters.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2018
And the market shows no sign of disappearing, even though the District has been confiscating guns by the thousands for decades.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2017
